With lockout fears a distant memory, the NFL is gearing up for the start of the 2011/12 regular season, which begins on Thursday night with the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers squaring off against the 2010 champs New Orleans Saints.
The Packers are rightly among the leading contenders to go all the way this season. If Aaron Rodgers is firing on all cylinders, no offense in the league is more dangerous. He has an array of talented receivers to work with, as well as a healthy Ryan Grant to spark the running game alongside the emerging James Starks.
The Saints will consider themselves contenders but the bigger threats to Green Bay will come from the New England Patriots, the New York Jets and the Pittsburgh Steelers, with the San Diego Chargers also likely to throw their hat into the ring.
Stay tuned for coverage of the Packers-Saints opener next week.
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